Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, involving John Cena and Chris Jericho.
• John Cena eliminated Logan Paul in the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble match and the social media megastar isn’t happy about it.
Here’s what Logan said about Cena on his vlog:
“I feel betrayed by John Cena, if I’m being honest. I’ve looked up to him my whole life, and then he just tossed me out of the ring like I’m trash. I did his show, bro. We drove around in a car for 3 hours together, and he throws me over the rope?”
Previous reports have suggested that WWE plans to do a singles match between Cena and Logan this year.
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• Chris Jericho has been a cornerstone of AEW since joining the company in 2019, and his move had a significant impact on the wrestling world—including WWE. Now, Jericho is claiming that WWE’s top stars are making $30–40 million a year, a massive jump from what wrestlers were earning before AEW’s rise.
Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Jericho explained that WWE previously had a structured salary system, capping guaranteed contracts at $1 million per year. While wrestlers could make more through bonuses and merchandise sales, that base salary was the limit.
However, Jericho believes his decision to leave WWE for AEW changed the game. He claimed that salaries skyrocketed in response, with even lower-card wrestlers now making $1 million annually, while top stars like Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes are reportedly earning anywhere from $30–40 million. He also noted that some performers make around $15–20 million, a pay scale that, in his view, only exists because AEW’s presence forced WWE to increase its financial offers.
Here’s what Y2J said:
“The moment I left to go to AEW, suddenly the entire salary structure changed. For years working in WWE, Vince’s magic number was $1 million a year—nobody got more than that guaranteed. You might make more if you were working on top with pay-per-view bonuses and merch sales, but on paper, $1 million was the max.
Now, opening match guys are getting $1 million a year, and top guys are making $30–40 million a year. You’d be surprised—yes, not all of them, but a few. Even $15 million, $20 million. I don’t think that would have happened if AEW hadn’t scared WWE into paying people more.”
